Inauguration 2009
January 5, 2009
Coming to DC for the Inauguration? Here is some useful information:
More information is available at https:/inaugural.senate.gov
For more information about visiting DC, click here .
The Swearing In:
Ticket holders should make careful note of the gatedirections printed on each ticket, and be aware of the prohibited items listfor this event.
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to:
• Firearms and ammunition (either real or simulated)
• Suitcases
• Explosives of any kind (including fireworks)
• Thermoses
• Knives, blades, or sharp objects (of any length)
• Coolers
• Mace and/or pepper spray
• Strollers
• Sticks or poles
• Umbrellas
• Pocket or hand tools, such as "Leatherman"
• Laser pointers
• Packages
• Signs
• Backpacks
• Posters
• Large bags
• Animals (other than service animals)
• Duffel bags
• Alcoholic beverages
• Tripods
• Camera bags
Other items that may pose a threat to the security of theevent as determined by and at the discretion of the security screeners
Cameras are permitted on the Capitol Grounds, however,tripods and camera bags are prohibited items. For extensive visitor information,you may wish to direct constituents to the Joint Committee on the InauguralCeremony website: https://inaugural.senate.gov/
Metro and Public Transportation
From WMATA: ON Monday January 19, the Metro will open at 5 am and close atmidnight. On January 20, Metrorail willoperate rush hour service for 17 consecutive hours (4 a.m. to 9 p.m.), willstay open for two extra hours (until 2 a.m.), charge $4 (cash only) for parkingat its facilities and will be one important transportation alternative forpeople who are planning to attend the Inauguration of President-elect BarackObama on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Metro officials expect extremely crowded conditions on Inauguration Day.Metrorail stations and trains will be packed as people head to theInauguration, and expect to see even tighter conditions afterward. Expect thecrowds to be huge with hundreds of thousands of people expected to be in thenation's capital not only for Inauguration Day, but for the days preceding itas well.
The U.S. Secret Service has deemed the Inauguration as a special nationalsecurity event and due to security measures, the Archives-Navy Memorial/PennQuarter Metrorail station on Metro's Green and Yellow Lines and the SmithsonianMetrorail station on the Blue and Orange Lines, will be closed all day onInauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20.
For more information on Inauguration transportation, click here: https://www.wmata.com/getting_around/metro_events/inauguration.cfm
Inaugural events and other attractions:
· View a civil rights display at theSmithsonian Institution.
· See a copy of the GettysburgAddress at the National Museum of American History.
· Visit the memorial to those whopreserved freedom at the National World War II Memorial on the Mall.
· Attend a free concert by the Queenof Soul, Aretha Franklin, on January 19 at the Kennedy Center 's Millennium Stage. (Tickets will be given out, one per person, first come first served, on the dayof the concert.)
· Make your way to Capitol Hill'snewest attraction, the Capitol Visitor Center
· Stand on the steps of the LincolnMemorial, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream"speech.
· Take a stroll through grand UnionStation, including the Presidential Suite, where presidents waited to boardtrains and greeted dignitaries.
For more information,https://www.pic2009.org or Visiting DC
Swearing In Ceremony
Metro information
Events and Attractions
More information is available at https:/inaugural.senate.gov
For more information about visiting DC, click here .
The Swearing In:
Ticket holders should make careful note of the gatedirections printed on each ticket, and be aware of the prohibited items listfor this event.
Prohibited items include, but are not limited to:
• Firearms and ammunition (either real or simulated)
• Suitcases
• Explosives of any kind (including fireworks)
• Thermoses
• Knives, blades, or sharp objects (of any length)
• Coolers
• Mace and/or pepper spray
• Strollers
• Sticks or poles
• Umbrellas
• Pocket or hand tools, such as "Leatherman"
• Laser pointers
• Packages
• Signs
• Backpacks
• Posters
• Large bags
• Animals (other than service animals)
• Duffel bags
• Alcoholic beverages
• Tripods
• Camera bags
Other items that may pose a threat to the security of theevent as determined by and at the discretion of the security screeners
Cameras are permitted on the Capitol Grounds, however,tripods and camera bags are prohibited items. For extensive visitor information,you may wish to direct constituents to the Joint Committee on the InauguralCeremony website: https://inaugural.senate.gov/
Metro and Public Transportation
From WMATA: ON Monday January 19, the Metro will open at 5 am and close atmidnight. On January 20, Metrorail willoperate rush hour service for 17 consecutive hours (4 a.m. to 9 p.m.), willstay open for two extra hours (until 2 a.m.), charge $4 (cash only) for parkingat its facilities and will be one important transportation alternative forpeople who are planning to attend the Inauguration of President-elect BarackObama on Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Metro officials expect extremely crowded conditions on Inauguration Day.Metrorail stations and trains will be packed as people head to theInauguration, and expect to see even tighter conditions afterward. Expect thecrowds to be huge with hundreds of thousands of people expected to be in thenation's capital not only for Inauguration Day, but for the days preceding itas well.
The U.S. Secret Service has deemed the Inauguration as a special nationalsecurity event and due to security measures, the Archives-Navy Memorial/PennQuarter Metrorail station on Metro's Green and Yellow Lines and the SmithsonianMetrorail station on the Blue and Orange Lines, will be closed all day onInauguration Day, Tuesday, January 20.
For more information on Inauguration transportation, click here: https://www.wmata.com/getting_around/metro_events/inauguration.cfm
Inaugural events and other attractions:
· View a civil rights display at theSmithsonian Institution.
· See a copy of the GettysburgAddress at the National Museum of American History.
· Visit the memorial to those whopreserved freedom at the National World War II Memorial on the Mall.
· Attend a free concert by the Queenof Soul, Aretha Franklin, on January 19 at the Kennedy Center 's Millennium Stage. (Tickets will be given out, one per person, first come first served, on the dayof the concert.)
· Make your way to Capitol Hill'snewest attraction, the Capitol Visitor Center
· Stand on the steps of the LincolnMemorial, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream"speech.
· Take a stroll through grand UnionStation, including the Presidential Suite, where presidents waited to boardtrains and greeted dignitaries.
For more information,https://www.pic2009.org or Visiting DC